1. Remove the front bumper and front bumper cover (Refer to GROUP 51 - Front Bumper Assembly 
). 2. Loosen the hood latch mounting bolts but do not remove them. Move the hood latch up/down and left/right to align the hood level and adjust the hood striker engagement.
3. After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolts in the numerical order to 9.0 ± 1.0 N·m (80 ± 8 in-lb).
4. Install the front bumper and front bumper cover (Refer to GROUP 51 - Front Bumper Assembly ). ![[Previous]](../../../buttons/fprev.png)
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